# Creamy Cottage Cheese Roasted Tomato Soup with Parmesan-Honey Sourdough Croutons

This creamy, roasted tomato soup contains a secret ingredient that might just shock you: cottage cheese, which makes it rich, protein-packed, and light.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 40 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 500 g on-the-vine tomatoes
- 1 large red pepper, in chunks and deseeded
- 1 small red onion, peeled and diced
- 1 bulb garlic, halved horizontally
- 0.5 red chilli (deseeded for less spice)
- 1 pinch dried rosemary
- 400 ml chicken stock
- 80 g cottage cheese
- fresh basil
- 2 slices sourdough bread, cubed
- 20 g grated parmesan
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tsp olive oil

## Instructions

1. Place the halved tomatoes, red pepper, red onion, garlic bulb, and chilli in a roasting tray.
2. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with dried rosemary, and season with salt and pepper.
3. Roast for 25-35 minutes at 200°C (fan) until soft and caramelized.
4. For the croutons, cut two slices of sourdough bread into cubes.
5. Toss the sourdough cubes with olive oil and parmesan.
6. Spread them on a baking tray and roast at 180°C (fan) for 8-10 minutes until golden and crisp or in the air fryer.
7. Before the croutons are done, drizzle over a little honey and finish roasting until golden.
8. Once the vegetables are roasted, and the garlic is soft and oozy, put everything into a blender with chicken stock and cottage cheese.
9. Blend until smooth.
10. Serve the soup in bowls topped with croutons and fresh basil.

## Equipment

- air fryer
- oven
- roasting tray
- blender
- baking tray

## Tips

- To make this more complete, feel free to add in some shredded chicken or pork.
- Adjust the soup consistency with more stock if needed, and season to taste.
- Warm the soup back up gently before serving.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@emthenutritionist/video/7460943003474054433
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6d55d9ad-25dd-45aa-8699-98b80d239910
- Extracted: 2025-08-17

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